Libya vs Spain: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Libya
6.38 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Spain
6.41 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Libya rank
55th
Spain rank
53rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Libya
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.41 per 1,000 people against 6.38 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 55th and Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 per 1,000 people | 3.46 per 1,000 people | 0.046 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 5.62 per 1,000 people | 4.82 per 1,000 people | 0.7997 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 6.69 per 1,000 people | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Libya or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.41 per 1,000 people against 6.38 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Libya and Spain?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
- How do Libya and Spain rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Libya ranks 55th and Spain ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.